NYC Council considering e-bike, scooter safety proposals
City officials heard from transportation experts, advocates and crash victims while they consider proposed e-bike legislation.
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City officials heard from transportation experts, advocates and crash victims while they consider proposed e-bike legislation.
With collisions involving these vehicles on the rise, a hearing was held Wednesday. But as CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports, what was absent from the legislation was creating more of a debate than the package itself.
Trauma doctors are warning parents who buy their kids e-bikes or electric scooters that injury numbers are surging, along with the severity of the injuries.
Lawmakers are targeting what are often called "e-motos," which are devices being sold as e-bikes and e-scooters but can go much faster than what's legal on city streets.
CBS News New York's Elle McLogan has more on what's being done to keep them off the streets.
A crash involving a pickup truck and an electric dirt bike left an 11-year-old girl dead in Ocean County, New Jersey, authorities said.
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced more than a dozen new bills focused on e-bike safety Tuesday. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced more than a dozen new bills focused on e-bike safety. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
A teen on an illegal e-bike died in a crash with an SUV in Lower Manhattan Wednesday, police said. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
New age requirements, licensing rules and penalties for violations for e-bikes and electric scooters take effect in New Jersey on Sunday.
Victims of e-bike crashes are suing New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's directive ending criminal enforcement of violations.
If you ride an e-bike or e-scooter in the Long Island city of Long Beach, don't take it on the boardwalk or you could face a hefty fine.
The collision in the bike lane of the Queensboro Bridge that left two people dead Thursday is shedding light on a lack of enforcement for e-bikes and scooters, and in particular illegal ones that exceed the speed limit.
New York City will no longer criminally enforce minor traffic offenses for cyclists and e-bike riders, the Mamdani administration announced Wednesday.
Students who violate the Hicksville schools' new e-bike policy face possible disciplinary action. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Hicksville is New York's first school district to ban e-bikes after alarming statistics revealed at least 12 people, mostly young Long Islanders, died on them in the past three years.
New Jersey is enacting some of the nation's toughest regulations on e-bikes.
Lawmakers in Suffolk County want to stiffen the consequences for parents of children and teenagers who illegally ride e-bikes.
On Long Island this month, there have been at least two serious crashes involving teenagers illegally riding e-bikes. One victim died. As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan explains, now lawmakers want to stiffen the consequences for parents to better protect children.
A 13-year-old boy was thrown from his e-bike after striking and killing a deer in East Islip, Long Island.
Jayden Flores was riding his e-bike to Mepham High School in North Bellmore when he collided with an SUV, police said.
You no longer have to be behind the wheel to get a speeding ticket in New York City. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
New York City's new 15 mph speed limit applies to all e-bikes, e-scooters and pedal-assist commercial bicycles, according to City Hall.
Theresa Valenti, 60, was fatally struck Monday, moments after she stepped off a city bus at the Flushing Avenue stop near North Elliot Place in Fort Greene, police said.
Theresa Valenti, 60, was fatally struck Monday, moments after she stepped off a city bus at the Flushing Avenue stop near North Elliot Place in Fort Greene, police said. CBS News New York's Dave Carlin reports.
